Ricky Martin Calls Former Manager's Suit 'Ridiculous'

Latin cross-over Ricky Martin had several huge hits, and his song"She Bangs" was also a hit for unlikely cross-over William Hung. But if you think Martin would want to pursue legal action against the "American Idol" hopeful, think again. "Good for him," Martin said of Hung. "He has to enjoy what he's doing, all the best to William."

But Ricky is apparently not wishing his former manager, Angelo Medina, the same. In fact, the two are involved in an ugly legal battle. Martin and Medina parted ways last September, and now Medina has filed a whopping $63.5 million lawsuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, charging Martin with "breach of contract." This occurred after Ricky filed his own $2.5 million lawsuit in New York, accusing his former manager of pocketing "unearned managing commissions."

Martin, who's had hits from eight albums already, is legally bound to produce five more albums for Sony Music, and has received "millions of dollars" in advances -- advances that Ricky's lawyers claim are being held by Medina.

Martin's lawyer told "CJ," "This is a tactic by Medina to avoid defending himself in New York. Furthermore, he's suing for a ridiculous sum of $60 million."

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/s...31694&p=6683y...
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Martin's love for voyeurism


17/09/2005 - 13:31:40


Latin love god Ricky Martin lost his virginity during an orgy in Argentina -
aged just 15.


The She Bangs hitmaker is especially proud of his first intimate experience
and credits it with giving him a taste for voyeurism.


And he doesn't mind who knows about his exotic sexual tastes.


Martin says: "I was 15. It was in Argentina to a very beautiful girl. Very
hardcore - that's why I'm a watcher.


"I don't know if it's about watching people having sex, but it's like go
ahead, I want to see you.


"Of course (I watch porn). It's a tool that helps you get in touch with
yourself. I like interracial."

(MSNBC.COM)

Living la vida boredom

Ricky Martin says he turned his back on la vida loca because he was bored.

“[T]he crazy thing is nobody else could tell that I was bored. Everybody thought I was having a great time,” the former bon-bon shaking star said, reports the Scottish Daily Record. “I was really concerned about that. I thought, wait a minute, I’m faking my emotion. Everything had become automatic and false.”

Martin was in Scotland, fighting against the trafficking of children into slavery and prostitution, and he revealed that he sponsors four girls in India. “Because of trafficking, the adoption of children to foreigners is not legal in India,” he explained. “They control adoption because of the fear of child trafficking, which I think is brilliant of the Indian government. But why not? Maybe some day I will adopt a child.”

J. FREEDOM DU LAC's review in The Washington Times of Ricky Martin's
new album, "Life":


<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/11/AR200...>


No more living la vida loca for Ricky Martin. Now, the bon-bon-shaking
pop star is living the thug life.


Or so we're to believe, based on the cover of Martin's new album,
"Life." There, the once-sprightly Puerto Rican pretty boy is wearing
his tough-guy best: Gloomy expression, jarheadish 'do, at least 28
hours' worth of facial scruff and some sort of big, dumb,
monochromatic tattoo on his left shoulder. It's the hardened look that
one might get by working with the stylists from the International Male
catalog.


While Martin may indeed be mad as hell -- quite possibly at William
Hung for having turned "She Bangs" into an international punch line --
he hardly sounds it throughout "Life," a just-slightly-above-average
album that manages to come across as predictable and yet adventurous,
at least for a Ricky Martin record. (Fiery Furnaces or Ozomatli, he
ain't.) Think of "Life" as a sampler platter of global music trends
that includes everything from the old sounds of Cairo to the freshest
from Puerto Rico but that features as its centerpiece the sort of
standard-issue pop and R&B that fills the U.S. Top 40.


No wonder he's getting his brood on in "Life"'s cover photo.


But don't be fooled by the posturing. On his first English-language
release since 2000's "Sound Loaded," all Martin really wants is to be
wuvved.


"I just wanna be yours," he bellyaches on "I Don't Care," the
Usheresque, Scott Storch-produced lead single, in which Martin sings
of a cheating fictional fiancee before the rapper Fat Joe and R&B diva
Amerie steal the show with their vocal cameos.


"I think I love you, and I need you by my side," Martin announces in
the foot-stomping bridge of the funk-lite "It's Alright."


"I just want to stay with you / For always / Al-wayyyyys," he sings in
the maudlin "Stop Time Tonight."


The CD's opening track, "Til I Get To You," features Martin telling
his "one and only temptation" about all the things he plans to do to
pass the time "til I find you, feel you, breathe you, touch you, taste
your truth." For those who can't spare 4 minutes 55 seconds -- the
length of the to-do list-cum-Middle Eastern-tinged power ballad --
Martin's self-assigned tasks include: swimming the mountains (huh?),
climbing the sea (double-huh??), passing the smiling faces with the
hidden rage, and making a move with a new intention. "Never gonna
stop," he sings, "til I get to you."


Unless, that is, the horny bug bites Martin during his journey. At
which point all bets are off. All clothes, too.


In fact, they may be crumpled up on the bedroom floor already.
Consider the dirty little ditty "I Am," which hints at both crunk and
reggaeton. (Besides discovering the joys of Middle Eastern music
during the making of "Life," which even features the Hossam Ramzy
Egyptian String Ensemble, Martin apparently had a revelation about
reggaeton's global marketability. To wit: The hit single "I Don't
Care" even gets pushed through the reggaeton remix blender at the end
of the album, courtesy of the genre's top hitmakers, the Luny Tunes.)
Anyway, in the midst of cooing an entire lyric sheet's worth of
come-ons during "I Am," Martin blurts, "I like it when you bend like
that." Similarly, on the thumping "Drop It On Me" -- an infectious
club-hit-in-waiting that features a jaw-dropping verse by Daddy Yankee
and one of those delightful, galloping reggaeton rhythms -- Martin
encourages a boricua to "drop it, mami" and "give it all."


And he really means all -- "wicked, dirty, sticky" inclusive, as per
the multi-culti dance track "This Is Good." Sonically, the up-tempo
song builds on an R&B and hip-hop foundation by adding Latin American
chants, salsa's circular piano loops and some Qawwali-like vocals.
Lyrically? This pretty much sums it up: "I got your salt skin
driipping on the tip of my tongue."


Maybe that's what the new hard-core image is all about: Ricky Martin,
living libido loco! Maybe he is an answer to a blind item or 2...............

(MSNBC.COM)

Ricky Martin told fans perhaps a little more about his sex life than some wanted to know. “I love giving the golden shower,” he told Blender. “I’ve done it before in the shower. It’s like so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different.”

(NYDailynews.com)

Very vocal Ricky kisses and tells

Ricky Martin's sex life has long been the subject of speculation. But the loco-living singer offers a little too much information in the new issue of Blender.

Martin offers some icky details when he reveals he how he spices up bathtime. (Way too much information, Ricky.)

"I'm open to everything," Martin says. "There are moments for soft, gentle sex. And there are moments for a good spank in the butt."

Asked about his last one-night stand, he says, "We met, we did it, we left. I don't know if we're going to meet again." What would an ex-lover say about him?

"That I'm the love of their life!" says Martin, who hedges his pronouns before becoming more gender-specific. "I'm the best man that they've ever had, a gentleman who treated them like a lady."

Ricky's getting bold these days.

Rickie on vacation.

A couple more of Ricky and "friend". Ricky has good taste

wow. Hot couple
also possibly some of the gayest photos I have ever seen (in a good way)

Come out, Ricky.

I like his ankle bracelet.

NY Daily News

Ricky Martin is staying buff with a bud on St. Bart's. The supermacho singer was snapped working out with a musclebound young man. The hunky duo, both wearing the tiniest of Speedos, did pushups, played catch, practiced yoga and lit each other's cigarettes. Justjared.com identifies Ricky's pal as half brother Eric, while others call him a "personal trainer" ...

Yeah, cigarettes and yoga.....Good combo!

Gotta say--the man looks good in a speedo. I don't know HOW that's possible, but it is....

I found it quite "interesting" that the tabloid evening show (Extra) only showed photos of Ricky on the beach alone (I saw the photos earlier in the day that included the guy he was with).

Hmmm.......I am a bit surprised at that? I thought those type of shows loved to spread the gossip...why would they leave the guy out?

So is he Ricky's "personal trainer" or half brother?

That first photo is so funny to me.

Found this on web

LOL, Princess!!!!!!!

Ricky Martin Angered By Backlash From His Sexy 'Blender' Interview

01/17/2006 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
LAUNCH Radio Networks

Ricky Martin has struck back at critics who have attacked his ability to run his humanitarian foundation because of controversial statements the pop star made about his sex life in Blender magazine. In a letter in Spanish posted on Univision.com, Ricky said, "At the time I granted the interview never did it cross my mind that my comments would spark this absurd and sensationalist public discussion. I cannot avoid speculation about my career and life, but I cannot allow those for whom my foundation works to be affected because I am a public figure."


The backlash stems from an interview published last month, in which Ricky told Blender, "I love giving the 'golden shower.' I've done it before in the shower. It's like, so sexy, you know, the temperature of your body and the shower water is very different." Ricky went on to say, "I'm open to everything. There are moments for soft, gentle sex. And there are moments for a good spank in the butt."


The Ricky Martin Foundation is an advocate for children's rights and is actively involved in the fight against human trafficking. Ricky is also a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.


Ricky kicked of his One Night Only tour in El Paso, Texas on Friday (January 13). The 18-city tour will make stops in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago before wrapping on February 15 in Orlando, Florida.

IS THIS MAN GOOD FOR KIDS?
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RICKY Martin wants you to know that he can enjoy what most people regard as a deviant sexual thrill in the shower and be a humanitarian activist at the same time. The singer's children's rights charity, the Ricky Martin Foundation, has been under fire since Martin recently gave a racy interview about his sex life to Blender magazine. In it, he talked about how much he enjoyed an activity that repulses most people of every sexual orientation - and can't be discussed in a family newspaper. He went on to say, "I'm open to everything." After his statements went around the world, Martin released this statement to Univision.com: "At the time I granted the interview, never did it cross my mind that my comments would spark this absurd and sensationalist public discussion. I cannot avoid speculation about my career and life, but I cannot allow those for whom my foundation works to be affected because I am a public figure." The "Livin' La Vida Loca" crooner has had a hard time reining in his antics lately. Last month, pictures of the Speedo-clad superstar performing sweaty calisthenics on a beach with an unidentified, banana-hammocked hunk were the buzz of the blogosphere.

Ricky got his belly button pierced!

Has any straight man every gotten his belly piereced?!?!

I guess he has given up fighting those gay "rumors", huh?



Look at that toupee, I mean hair!!!!

What is this bangs thing going on with these guys lately? SO NOT HOT

SINGING HIS PRAISES

Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony gather round to toast Ricky Martin, who was named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy, in New York on Wednesday.

Ricky Martin Gets “Hollywood Walk of Fame” Star



Ricky Martin lays himself down alongside his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Tuesday in Hollywood, Calif.

Johnny Grant, the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, congratulated Ricky on selling 55 million records worldwide. Ricky is the 2351st person to get one — how special!

Outed?



Ricky Martin is gayer than a pink cockatoo, but he's never admitted or denied the rumors. His skin-care beautician might have done it for him. Ole Henriksen was interviewed for some Swedish magazine and was asked which celebrity he'd like to spend a romantic vacay with other than his boyfriend.

Ole said, “I’d go for Stig Tøfting (former Danish soccer player) but since he’s straight, I’d say my client Ricky Martin.”

I think Ricky Martin already accidentally outed himself by having a regular skin-care beautician.

http://www.dlisted.com/

Was Ricky accidentally outed?

RICKY Martin's sexuality has been a very hot topic since he became famous but he has managed to keep people guessing.

The hip-swinging Latino heartthrob has never publicly confirmed or denied if he is straight or gay, despite years of speculation. He has never been publicly linked to any women.

But it seem he may have been accidentally outed by one of his beauticians, skin-care guru Ole Henriksen who was recently interviewed in a Swedish magazine, reports Ted Casablanca.

When asked who he’d spend a romantic vacay with other than his partner, Henriksen replied: “I’d go for Stig Tøfting (former Danish soccer player) but since he’s straight, I’d say my client Ricky Martin.”

AP
Street festival saluting Ricky Martin



SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A decades-old street festival in San Juan's colonial district will dedicate its 2008 celebration to Ricky Martin.


Martin's international singing career and charitable work for children will be saluted at the San Sebastian Street Festival, which kicks off Jan. 17, organizers announced Thursday.

The popular festival, now in its 38th year, is a raucous four-day celebration that attracts thousands to the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan.

Martin, 36, said in a statement that he is thrilled to receive the honor.

The ex-Menudo member has long been one of Puerto Rico's top-selling artists. His hits include "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "She Bangs."

Martin created the nonprofit Ricky Martin Foundation to advocate for children's rights. He has also spoken out against human trafficking, especially the trafficking of children.

Ricky Martin visits Cambodian center


Ricky Martin met with victims of sexual exploitation Saturday during a visit to Cambodia to promote the fight against human trafficking.

Martin held infants and listened to a 14-year-old rape victim's song during his visit to a shelter in the northwestern city of Siem Reap, home of the famed Angkor temples.

"She sings like an angel," Martin said after the girl finished a song she composed about the plight of trafficking victims.

The girl was among 65 victims sheltered at the rescue center of Afesip, a French non-governmental group working to combat human trafficking in Cambodia.

The pop star also held the 3-month-old daughter of a 22-year-old woman who was sold by her father to a brothel and is now HIV-positive. The woman broke down in tears as she urged Martin to keep fighting against human trafficking.

"I'm not going to stop," Martin said, pounding his fist on his knee as he sat on a tiled floor. "All of you are my heroes. You are a gift of my life."

Martin, who arrived in the country Wednesday, met with Interior Minister Sar Kheng and visited various projects run by non-governmental organizations fighting child trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Martin learned of Cambodia's child trafficking problems in February during a three-day U.N. conference in Vienna. He joined Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak and other dignitaries in calling for action.

In its annual human rights report released recently, the U.S. State Department called Cambodia "a source, destination and transit country for men, women, and children trafficked for sexual exploitation and labor."

Still, Martin praised Cambodia as an example of some "solid and concrete" efforts against human trafficking.

"The fact that you have 200 non-governmental groups working in the country working on human trafficking is unheard of," he said.

Martin said he plans to take what he learned in Cambodia and use it to "motivate people, organizations, governments in Latin America" in their efforts to combat the same problems. The Ricky Martin Foundation does most of its work in Latin America.

Martin was due to leave Cambodia on Sunday.

Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press.

Ricky Martin Buys An Island

Latino pop superstar RICKY MARTIN has reportedly bought a Brazilian island.

The Livin' La Vida Loca singer paid an estimated $8 million (GBP4 million) for the private island just off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

According to Mexican newspaper El Universal, Martin has had his heart set on buying the island for several months.

Source: contactmusic

Singer Ricky Martin Welcomes Twin Boys
Wednesday August 20, 2008



Ricky Martin's a dad!

The Latin superstar, 36, welcomed twin boys via a surrogate mother a few weeks ago, his rep tells the Associated Press.

"The children, delivered via gestational surrogacy, are healthy and already under Ricky's full-time care," the statement read.

"Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children."


No further details were released.

Over the years, Martin has refused to confirm or deny rumors that he's gay.

"I think that sexuality is something that each individual should deal with in their own way," he told Barbara Walters in 2005. "And that's all I have to say about that."

I want to say I'm happy for him, but like Clay and possibly Vin Diesel, there's getting to be something annoying about these men who are just able to procure babies out of the blue while dropping hints about fertilisation methods and appeasing the right-wing dings without actually daring to say the words 'hello world, I'm a gay parent'. Even when it's glaring and in print.

They should stop being scared and tell these fundies to fuck it, if they don't want to hear it, tough tit. You are what you are. The double entendre and creeping round the issue is becoming annoyingly trendy.

is this the new thing ?? Gay men having babies with surrogates because they all want to be daddies ?? First Clay Aiken now Ricky Martin !!!!!

Don't forget Vin Diesel

Congratulations to Ricky Martin!!! He's a nice guy and I'm sure he's going to be a great dad. Good for him!

Now I might be wrong but I don't think Ricky Martin and Clay Aiken are the first likely gay men to become parents using surrogacy down thru the ages. And uh, three is not a titanic number (that number of teen wannabe starlets is going to fall pregnant every day in Hollywood). What IS noticeable is that they are dancing round the issue, as if not to offend. That's the sad part, it shouldn't matter, you should just be able to be who you are and say so.

And yes I think he'll make a great dad. He seems to have a lot of time for kids.

Well good for him. I like that he kept it a secret for so long.

I'm really happy for him. I know quite a few women who, for whatever reason, are going the sperm-bank option. It's nice to see men having the some of the same kinds of reproductive choices. He seems like a good man and I don't doubt he'll be a devoted dad.

Even a generation ago, a gay man who wanted children would probably have had to marry some poor clueless woman and live a lie painful for everyone. Even today, it happens all-too-often. I whole-heartedly hope that more gay men see Ricky (and, yes, even clay... but only in this one way) as role models.

First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins!



Meet Matteo and Valentino Martin!

Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin's 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

A joyful Martin, 36, spoke candidly with PEOPLE at home in Puerto Rico about his desire to be a parent, the decision to seek the help of a surrogate and juggling caring for twins – he has no nanny!

PEOPLE: Describe this time in your life
MARTIN: I'm so happy! Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing. Being a father feels amazing. This has been the most spiritual moment in my life.

How hands-on are you as a father?
I don't have a nanny. I'm doing this on my own because I don't want to miss a moment. I have a personal assistant who helps me, someone who takes care of me while I'm taking care of them, but I'm the one who changes the diapers, the one that feeds them, the one that bathes them, the one that puts them to sleep. For any parent, the first couple of months tend to get a little bit intense.

Why did you choose to become a parent via surrogate?
Adoption was one option, but it's complicated and can take a long time. Surrogacy was an intriguing and faster option. I thought, 'I'm going to jump into this with no fear.'

Tell us about Valetino's and Matteo's personalities.
Valentino loves to sleep. I call him 'Mr. Peace and Love' because he's so chill and serene. Matteo is more alert and active. He was up at 3 a.m. the other night and just hanging!

What is your philosophy on raising your sons?
I love to read books to my sons and tell them stories. I play music for them so they develop their own personalities. I want to give them information and raise them with honesty and love, and give them self-esteem and a lot of acceptance.

They're very cute. And if he's telling the truth in the interview, how nice to see that he's a hands-on daddy.

This just about melts my cold blackened heart.

Does Ricky have a partner? Is the mother of the twins going to be involved in their lives, like with Clay's?

I don't think he has ever mentioned a partner !!

He has 'an assistant that takes care of him' yada yada. Interpret as you wish. [And I'm wishing the pal on the beach for my own very selfish reasons.]

Clay asked a friend to have his baby. Ricky used a surrogate. Different scenarios. I highly doubt the surrogate will be involved in their lives.

Barbara Walters regrets quizzing Ricky Martin about sexuality

Veteran broadcaster Barbara Walters regrets trying to force Ricky Martin to open up about his sexuality in a 2000 interview - because the question may have ended his career.

Walters sat down with the "Livin' La Vida Loca" hitmaker at the height of his career and demanded to know if he is gay - and now admits it is the one interview she regrets in her lengthy career.

And she fears the "inappropriate" questioning may have had an affect on Martin's pop career.

She tells the Toronto Star, "In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was. A lot of people say that destroyed his career, and when I think back on it now I feel it was an inappropriate question."

The Puerto Rican star, who is a single dad to twin sons, does not comment publicly on his sexuality.



source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate...7#ixzz0heS0hxsJ

Ricky Martin Reveals He's Gay
By Catherine Donaldson-Evans
Monday March 29, 2010 05:15 PM EDT
people.com

After years of sidestepping questions about his sexual orientation, singer Ricky Martin reveals in a heartfelt posting online that he is gay.

"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man," Martin, 38, said Monday in a on RickyMartinMusic.com. "I am very blessed to be who I am."

He said his twin sons, who turn 2 in August, inspired him to be true to himself.

"To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids were born with," Martin writes. "These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed."


Read Ricky's Full Message
A few months ago I decided to write my memoirs, a project I knew was going to bring me closer to an amazing turning point in my life. From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time. Things that were too heavy for me to keep inside. Writing this account of my life, I got very close to my truth. And thisis something worth celebrating.

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice. The music, the lights and the roar of the audience are elements that make me feel capable of anything. This rush of adrenaline is incredibly addictive. I don't ever want to stop feeling these emotions. But it is serenity that brings me to where I'm at right now. An amazing emotional place of comprehension, reflection and enlightenment. At this moment I'm feeling the same freedom I usually feel only on stage, without a doubt, I need to share.

Many people told me: "Ricky it's not important", "it's not worth it", "all the years you've worked and everything you've built will collapse", "many people in the world are not ready to accept your truth, your reality, your nature". Because all this advice came from people who I love dearly, I decided to move on with my life not sharing with the world my entire truth. Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions.

If someone asked me today, "Ricky, what are you afraid of?" I would answer "the blood that runs through the streets of countries at war...child slavery, terrorism...the cynicism of some people in positions of power, the misinterpretation of faith." But fear of my truth? Not at all! On the contrary, It fills me with strength and courage. This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with. Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen 5 or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment.

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didn't even know existed.

What will happen from now on? It doesn't matter. I can only focus on what's happening to me in this moment. The word "happiness" takes on a new meaning for me as of today. It has been a very intense process. Every word that I write in this letter is born out of love, acceptance, detachment and real contentment. Writing this is a solid step towards my inner peace and vital part of my evolution.

I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.

No way!

His kids are already two? Wow, time flies.

Yes, Virgina there is a Santa Claus and pigs have been seen flying at low altitudes!

seriously...is anyone really surprized by this news???? It's kind of like when Clay came out and no one hardly blinked!! lol